🏛️ History & Art-CultureUPSC 1996British Policies in India

Who among the following was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party?

aM.N. Roy
bGanesh Shankar Vidyarthi
cPattam Thanu Pillai
dAcharya Narendra Dev
✓ Correct answer: d) Acharya Narendra Dev
ExplanationAcharya Narendra Dev was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party (CSP), formed in 1934 as a socialist wing within the Indian National Congress.He, along with leaders like Jayaprakash Narayan and Ram Manohar Lohia, advocated for socialism as a means of achieving socio-economic equality in India.The CSP worked within the Congress framework to influence its policies toward socialism and economic justice.173

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